Creative Labs PC-DVD ROM kit

Pros: Simple to install, great performance even without high-powered CPU
Cons: Creative Labs Tech Support

Preamble: The Creative Labs DVD-ROM 6x DxR3 is very similar to the 5x DxR2, the only difference being 1x faster and having a slightly different model. They both have excellent performance.

Being a movie fanatic, I dreamed of owning a DVD-ROM....

Pros: Reliable, good value, works quickly and well, great support web site
Cons: Not the cheapest drive

If you are looking for a DVD/Cd-rom combo, look no further. The Creative Labs 6X DVD drive is fast, powerful, easy to use and bug-free. I've been using this drive for about six months, to play video games, audio cds and DVDs, and it has worked quickly...

Pros: Brand name, picture and sound quality
Cons: None that I can think of

I'm not a computer geek but I did buy the DXR-2 DVD-ROM drive (with the decoder card) to install in a computer that I owned. I followed all directions (and used a bit of common sense) and everything worked out fine. I must mention that I use Win98 on...

Pros: Speed, Graphics, Decoder Card, Software, Unbelievable sound
Cons: Difficulty with driver

This product is truly unbelievable when it comes to value and performance. First off this dvd player comes with a decoder card which means that your system doesn't need to waste valuable resources on running the dvd's. Second plus I can think of is it's...

Pros: Easy to install
Cons: Requires one open IRQ and one open IDE drive on secondary channel

I recently purchased the Creative Labs PC-DVD ROM (2x) with Dxr2 decoder card for a couple of reasons. The first is that as the next level of read-only media for distribution, the DVD looks to be a good alternative for the CD-ROM. I would not be...

Pros: Affordable yet top quality
Cons: No windows 2000 support

I would highly recommended the Creative PC DVD 6x to anyone who is serious about multimedia. I have had the 6x for about 8 months and it has given me no problems. The Dxr3 decoder card is amazing!!! Output to a TV with the click of a button, no...

Pros: Great Drive that can even read some messed up DVD's, inexpensive.
Cons: a little loud.

Introduction

I was on yet another trip to the mall with my wife spending some quality time with her when we got to go to one of my favorite stores... Babbages aka Software Etc. We sifted through their collection of software and I...

Pros: Complete package
Cons: No DVD movie included ;(

The Creative package that's offered is one of the better ones on the market. It is especially nice for those people who are buying the video cards that don't have Hardware DVD support (like my nVidia board). The package comes with everything you need...

Pros: Great Quality!
Cons: Tray is slow to open.

1. What You Get
2. Installation
3. The 12X DVD Rom
4. The Dxr3 Decoder Card
5. System Requirements
6. Pros
7. Cons
8. Over All


*** 1. What You...

Pros: 4
Cons: 0

I bought a DVD player basically for a toy because I had a 17" Monitor and thought movies would look cool on it. So I chose the cheapest one I could find knowing perfectly well that it would probably cause me all kinds of problems. I was pleasantly...

Pros: Good quality, Great price, No problems
Cons: No complaints

I have had a 6x DVD drive and the MPEG decoder card that came with it for over a year now. The only problem I ran into during the entire time that I've had it was a driver problem that I got while installing the card. A quick call to tech support and I...

Pros: Works great
Cons: Need to download latest divers

This DVD drive system works very well with Windows NT 4.0 workstation. I only had one problem. Seemingly randomly, my system would Blue Screen Of Death (BSOD) when I booted up. Eventually I discovered that it happened only when I had a program CD-ROM...

Pros: It's a 12x Creative with hardware decoding!
Cons: Early shipments require installing the Dxr3 driver manually.

This is a delayed addition to my chain of reviews about the computer I built. For those of you that haven't followed my work I built machine for hard work, but also to act as a full entertainment center.

Since I am a movie freak (god bless...

Pros: Best Video Quality I have seen.
Cons: Price is a little high.

I know this is listed under the Creative Labs Blaster DVD-ROM 6X, the 8x is new and there was no listing.

Wow! What a great DVD player. The player was easy to install because I took out my old CD-ROM drive and replaced it with the 8x DVD...

Pros: inexpensive, solid quality
Cons: can be difficult to setup properly

Creative labs is a trusted brand with affordable products. The DXr3 board that comes with the dvd player is great. There is no comparison between the quality of the board vs. decoder software. If you can find the 5x with the dxr3 board for about...